Desperate officers of ice targeted officers in latest recruitment drive

American Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly investing millions of dollars in a television advertising campaign in major metropolitan areas, associated Press Analysis has shown.

The objective of the initiative is to recruit local law enforcement officers, Who can disappoint the restrictions of his cities on immigration enforcement in President Donald TusrapComprehensive exile effort.

Advertisements have been said to have a narrator stated: “You took an oath to keep your family, safe and serve. But in sanctuary cities, you are ordered to stand down to walk dangerously illegally.”

These messages are with images of targeted cities and ice agents, who arrest.

This campaign is broadcast in more than a dozen cities Chicago, SectalAnd AtlantaIs part of Ice’s ambitious $ 30 billion initiative to appoint 10,000 more exile officers by the end of the year for supercharged exile.

This money is part of $ 76.5 billion sought by Trump Republican Administration for ICE is spent in its current budget as 10-fold growth-wide, multi-trilian-dollar tax as part of brakes and to spend the bill enacted in July.

ICE is providing adequate incentives, including bonus and other benefits of up to $ 50,000 for new recruitments such as tuition reimbursement, fast-track hiring.

Despite being closed due to a partial federal government CongressFailure to pass a measure of spending, these advertisements underline that pushing for large -scale exile, a highest priority for Trump administration, is well funded.

Millions spent on 30-second advertisements

Advertisement Each metro’s familiar opens with a video of the horizon and announces the voice of the narrator, for example, “Note,” Miami Law enforcement. ”

In addition, the spots are the same, inviting the authorities to “join the snow and to help us catch the worst. Drug traffickers. Members of the gang. Officers,” according to the review of advertisements on advertising service.

30-second spots started running in mid-September Albuquech, new Mexico, BostanChicago; Denver; New York; Philadelphia, SakramantoCalifornia; Seattle; And Washington, DC is adding to the list a week ago: Atlanta; Dallas, The step, Texas, HoustonMiami; salt Lake CityAnd San Antonio,

Till Friday, the total expenditure on advertisements was at the top of $ 5.7 million, the Seattle region was spent since $ 853,745 in mid -September in mid -September.

However, Atlanta saw the most in the last week, $ 794,084, according to Edimpact.

It was not clear why snow targeted those places and not others. There is no standard definition of what a sanctuary jurisdiction is, although it usually refers to cities or states that limit their cooperation with ice.

Some but not all cities appear Justice Department List of cities that “disrupt the enforcement of federal immigration laws.”

I asked associated Press To explain why specific areas were chosen as advertising targets, Department of Homeland Security Officials refused to provide clarification.

Instead, he responded with a press release of 16 September near the introduction of the advertising campaign, reporting that it had received more than 150,000 applications and increased 18,000 temporary job proposals.

Some cities where advertisements are playing, especially Boston and Chicago, have been repeatedly criticized by the Trump administration for their policies, which they can do with federal immigration enforcement.

Ice has launched immigration cracks in both those cities. Local authorities in Chicago have been specially vocal against step-up.

Albuquumer is one of the smallest metropolitan areas where advertisements are broadcast, although the city’s mayor, Tim Keller, has been an outspoken rival to the immigration policy of Trump administration.

In July, Keller signed an executive order from assisting federal officials with civil immigration enforcement to the city employees unless legally needed. ,

Local police cannot compete with ice promises

associated Press Where advertisements were going on, police departments reached the areas. Most departments either did not respond or said they did not comment on the actions of external agencies. Something, including Sakramanto And Miami said that he did not pay attention to any of his officers leaving for posts in snow or DHS.

Four markets where advertising are playing in Texas, including San Antonio.

The city’s Police Officers Association President Danny Diaz said that he looked at the advertisements and was concerned about the possible recruitment, who would be thinking of joining the snow instead of joining the police department of the city.

“We can’t compete with a $ 50,000 signing bonus,” Diaz said. “I think the younger generation will jump on it.”

The government said that the government reduced the expectations of Ice recruitment.

He said, “They are harassing federal employees, and I don’t think individuals want to leave a department to go to work for a federal agency, when they do not know whether they are going to receive a check or not,” he said, referring to the lapse in funding, going without paying the federal law enforcement officers.

Philadelphia Police Captain John Walker said that it is too early to explain whether the advertisement campaign has affected the recruitment of the city. Instead, he suggested, the advertisement was more ready to assure the audience that the Trump administration was addressing illegal immigration.

“This is a psychological experience. You want to know that there are police because it makes you feel good,” the walker said, who is in charge of the recruitment of Philadelphia Police. “This is all, strengthening the belief that they are doing something.”

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